negative equity
noun
: a situation in which the amount of money that a person owes for something (such as a house or a car) is more than the thing is worth
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In contrast, the only state with negative equity is Louisiana, at -22%.
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Mike Winters, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
That's down from 24.9% of trade-ins toward new-car purchases had negative equity at the end of last year but up from 20.4% in the fourth quarter of 2023.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Sphere Entertainment’s current enterprise value is $1.9 billion, and MSG Networks arguably contributes negative equity due to the current challenges in the RSN market.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
That's up from a negative equity of $7,116 in the fourth quarter of 2022.
—Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
According to an analysis by car shopping experts at Edmunds, the average negative equity for upside-down car loans has surged to more than $6,800, with one in four borrowers owing more than $10,000.
—Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025
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Mike Winters, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
That's down from 24.9% of trade-ins toward new-car purchases had negative equity at the end of last year but up from 20.4% in the fourth quarter of 2023.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Sphere Entertainment’s current enterprise value is $1.9 billion, and MSG Networks arguably contributes negative equity due to the current challenges in the RSN market.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
That's up from a negative equity of $7,116 in the fourth quarter of 2022.
—Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
According to an analysis by car shopping experts at Edmunds, the average negative equity for upside-down car loans has surged to more than $6,800, with one in four borrowers owing more than $10,000.
—Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Negative equity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/negative%20equity. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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